Month: June 2011

Despite complaints from Europeans, Russia will keep intact its ban on vegetables from the European Union because of the outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday.

Libyan opposition commanders say they have ordered their fighters in Misrata to hold their positions. “We cannot wage an offensive now because we lack much-needed equipment and weapons,” said Fathi Ali Bashaagha, the rebels’ coordinator with NATO.

Libyan opposition commanders say they have ordered their fighters in Misrata to hold their positions. “We cannot wage an offensive now because we lack much-needed equipment and weapons,” said Fathi Ali Bashaagha, the rebels’ coordinator with NATO.

Libyan opposition commanders say they have ordered their fighters in Misrata to hold their positions. “We cannot wage an offensive now because we lack much-needed equipment and weapons,” said Fathi Ali Bashaagha, the rebels’ coordinator with NATO.

Fighting continued Friday in the western Libyan town of Yefren, where NATO allied aircraft destroyed government tanks and personnel carriers, officials said.